Wednesday, December 15, 2010

NJ School Librarians ALERT -Have Students VOTE for GSTBA NOW!

New jersey School Librarians Alert
It's time for your students to vote for their favorite books!

The Garden State Teen Book Award Committee would like to remind librarians to have your students get out the vote!
http://njla.pbworks.com/w/page/12189805/Garden-State-Teen-Book-Awards

Garden State Book Awards
Each year, New Jersey teens vote for their favorite books in three categories.The ballot lists twenty nominees for each category, based on teen appeal and quality of writing.

Follow these links to on-line ballots listing all 60 nominees:

Follow this link for a listing of fiction books for Grades 6 to 8. http://www.bccls.org/gstba/2011/fiction6to8.shtml

Follow this link for a listing of fiction books for Grades 9 to 12 http://www.bccls.org/gstba/2011/fiction9to12.shtml

Follow this link for a listing of non-fiction books for Grades 6 to 12
http://www.bccls.org/gstba/2011/nonfiction6to12.shtml

Voting for the 2011 Garden State Teen Book Award will run through January 8, 2011


The winners will be announced in February 2011.
The Garden State Teen Book Award, first presented in 1996, is a project of the Young Adult Section of the New Jersey Library Association.

Teens can vote online at: http://www.bccls.org/gstba/2011/ or use a paper ballot.

Send your ballots or vote totals to:

Laura Leonard
Hillsdale Public Library
509 Hillsdale Ave
Hillsdale, NJ 07642
Region H 1147
leonard@bccls.org

Ballots must be received by Saturday, January 8, 2011.

Paper ballots, past winners, and information about the award can be found at:
http://njla.pbworks.com/w/page/12189805/Garden-State-Teen-Book-Awards